water-resistant especially in cool temperatures. the study also found you don't have to spend a lot. a live look outside this morning as we gear up for another day of heat and humidity around here. we're only getting started too. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. ìáhp &hc% this is not something to mess around with here. >> 78 degrees already at the airport this morning. chuck bell is in the storm team weather center keeping an eye ok headlines. >> good morning, everybody. as long as you like the heat, this next couple of days is custom made just for you. another day with heat index up to 100 degrees. today there will be an isolated chance for a shower or thunderstorms.

afternoon. right now, it is a muggy start. we're in the mid to upper 70s airwide. the next 24 hours. temperatures climbing in the mid 90s. for tomorrow, another sizzler, up near 97 tomorrow. we'll help time out our rain chances for today and more about that thunderstorm threat for tomorrow. for now, it is traffic time. let's get over to jack taylor at wtop. >> unfortunately the crash we're hearing, metropolitan police let us know they got the outbound lanes closed at firth sterling. hopefully they will have everything open soon. outer loop of the beltway, montgomery county, it sounds like we may have accident activity. apparently a vehicle went into the guardrail. it was along the right shoulder.

stay and not have any kind of delay. aaron and eun back to you. protests in minnesota right now after a black man was fatally shot by a white police officer. i want to show you some video that's come into our newsroom, about 200 people protesting outside of minnesota governor mark dayton's mansion. a man was with a woman and a child in the car. that woman was apparently his girlfriend and captured the very graphic scene on facebook live. in a video that we're not showing 281e she tells!4[e the officer that caste l had a license to carry. the handgun was recovered from the scene and the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave. new protests over the deadly police shooting of a black man in baton

37-year-old alton sterling was killed on tuesday. protesters held a candelight vigil last night and gathered peacefully. there is no video of the shooting. it can be disturbing to watch. the video shows officers pinning him to the ground and one shoots him several times. two officers are on administrative leave. the u.s. department of justice is investigating. a d.c. firefighter is on administrative leave for something he posted on line about that shooting in baton rouge. norman brooks' facebook posts have been deleted by d.c. fire and ems tells news 4 he is the subject of an investigation and internal review. he's been0-ér÷ with the departm since 2007. now back to that heat wave, our first real taste of summer with stretches of 90 degrees for days. >> already pretty hot outside. temperatures for most of you are in the mid to upper 70s as we look live outside this morning. as you plano

you might want to try to stay safe. on days like this, drink more water. avoid caffeinated drinks and salty foods. opt for cucumber slices and watermelon. check on elderly ones. cooling centers are open across the area today. there are 25 different locations where anyone in the community can come to cool down. homeless shelters in montgomery county will stay open today to provide a cooler space as well. we have a map of the cooling center in d.c. and nearby counties on our website right now. go to nbcwashington.com and search cooling centers.>#p2 doesn't that look fun and cool? kids may have the right idea when it

today. area pools and fountains are a way to keep the heat from getting to you and your family. and there isyk[ proposed bf smoking and alcohol. we're live at nationals park which is where one of the places where a ban might go into effect. >> reporter: many young people look at professional athletes as role models and anti tobacco activists want to make sure sure that they are not sending the wrong message about tobacco and to. the first proposal would ban all smoking and smokeless tobacco. it would affect not just people who are attng

events but players as well. five cities have recently passed similar ordinances, boston, new york, san francisco, los angeles and chicago. if this bill is passed, d.c. would join those cities. also being considered a second bill which would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21. a press conference is being held later on today at 1:00, followed by a public hearing. two hours of the d.c. council will listen to comments from the public. reporting live from that stadium, megan mcgadget. james comey is headed to capitol hill today where he's expected to answer questionh about the hillary clinton email investigation. he stated on tuesday he would not recommend charges against clinton no -- for her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. attorney general

accepted that decision. in the race for the white house, bernie sanders says he's in discussion with hillary clinton about a potential endorsement. he made the comments on msnbc last night, he said he anticipates a coming"[ the two campaigns. trump is headed to washington today. he's schedule to meeting with meetings of the house and senate republican conference. trump continues to work to get republican lawmakers behind his campaign. nbc news has learned at least three republican senators will not attend that meeting. later today, a judge will hear a federal class action lawsuit brought by a virginia republican delegate to the national convention. beau correll says he does not want to vote for donald trump, but according to virginia state law, he's required to vote for the winner of the state's primary. we asked him about his challenge. >> almost everything he speaks ab

changes positions day-to-day. he has no core principles, and other than that, he's pretty good. >> virginia attorney general mark herring who is a democrat is defending the state law. saying corell new the rules when he became a delegate. the trial for another baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray gets under way in a few hours. what's expected to happen when lieutenant brian rice heads to court. cities across the country and world around him but rosslynn, why a couldn't goal

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do. >> we'll check in with chuck bell for the latest. let's check in with nbs's tom cost sebl. >> good morning. at the 911 dispatch center here in loudon county virginia where they can receive text messages, critical in an emergency, where somebody can't pick up a phone and call. maybe a hostage situation. why are so many departments across the country not text ready? coming up later today. chuck bell, what kind of day are we going to have? look at those highs, chuck! >> another day in the steam bath today. afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 90s but as we all know that's only half the story. heat index values againúm 100 degrees for most of the afternoon. your morning run is going to be a steamy one for sure. good day to be at the pool. remember your sunscreen. probably too humid and too hot to eat lunch

tough jobs, drink extra water today. there is a light chance of a stray shower and thunderstorm as well. it will be great weather at the coastline, friday, saturday, and sunday. on the whole, the weekend is looking good at the beach. what about our weekend? more about that in a couple of minutes. it is traffic time. let's good to jack taylor on the suitland parksway update. >> it is still closed at the firth sterling.2hñ rock creek parkway, crews continue to work near the kennedy center. it is morning number two of metro's continuing work. blue and yellow lines are shut do

national airport. back to you. it's 5:14. today the fourth trial begins for a baltimore police officer charged in freddie gray's death. lieutenant brian rice is the highest-ranking officer to be charged. he opted to haveyd: his case he by a judge instead of the jury. gray died a year ago after a neck injury while in police custody. a man pleaded guilty in the are riots during during /* the after mth of freddie gray's death. he cut a hose being used to douse a fire during the rye yats. gray fired multiple gunshots at an unmark van with four under cover police officers inside. he was sentenced to 100 months in

the incident occurred within blocks of kendall demonstration elementary school. popcorn and ice cream that's what d.c. police say a woman used to lure children in her home before sexually abusing them. officers arrested larona steele earlier this week. the 42-year-old forced at least three children to perform sexual acts on her. the national capital planning commission will review plans to raise the white house's fence height. the proposal is to increase it to 11 feet. last month the u.s. commission on fine arts gave preliminary approval to the fence. construction not likely to happen until 2018. now to the countdown to the rio olympics. a group of u.s. plns has --

monitoring for potential zika exposure. they want to find out where the virus persists in the body and how long it will last in the system. they will provide testing kids -- kits and how to review those results. six athletes qualify,zy5ñ fe olympi olympics. for the hammer strong. >> you have to be seriously strong to throw a hammer. as the athletes around the world continue to qualify for the olympics, two virginia brothers are preparing now for their olympic futures. know i can't and -- noah and josephus lyle. they are two of the most dominant sprinters in the world in their age group

both just graduated from t.c. williams high school in alexandria. they represented the u.s. in international competitions all over the globe and plan to continue breaking records. >> my goal is to break the world record. just keep breaking as many times as i can. >> for the most part, noah is getting the best of me. he's a little older than me. i'll give him the benefit of the doubt. qualify from rio. the brothers say they have set their sights on 2020. extra pepco employees arezpn hand to make sure your ac keeps cranking out that cool air. >> reporter: here's the deal. if you have air conditioning and you set the temperature low, you are not only wasting a ton of

ton of money. for you. set your thermostat to 78 degrees according to energy experts. for every degree a thermostat is set below that, cooling costs increase byßp 6%. use appliances at off peak time. use your appliances at hours of using electricity. extreme heat can also take quite a toll on your car and cost you big time if you don't check your fluid. coolant. problems. here's one other tip to keep cool. if you close all of your blinds and your shades, this can actually reduce the amount of

45%. susan hogan, news 4. we're just talking about that. i try to keep my thermostat at 76. 78 seems a tad warm. >> that whaks you laugh, chuck. >> i grew up in georgia, but my mom would nevercv=x set the thermost thermostat below 78 degrees. the only way that feels good, when it's 100 degrees outside, it feels cool for four or five minutes. i've got one of those smart therm stats. a programmable thermostat a great way to save some money on your electric bill. right now. it's a steamer already. 78 degrees in washington and humidity levels for today and through tomorrow, dangerously high. feeling like 100 degrees. make sure you stay

there. avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks on these kind of days. by saturday, plenty hot. a cooling breeze and falling humidity a little bit saturday afternoon. sunday is the day to look forward to. by then, temperatures will be in the 80s. it will be breezy and nice. low humidity coming our way by sun. for today, there will be a chance for rain. already some showers out here in eastern kentucky. they are generally speaking moving in our direction. there will be a better thans today than yesterday but there's nothing going on on storm team radar going on. showers developing in the southern parts of the shenandoah valley. 3:00, 4:00, 5ks, one of those stragling showers my math it wake -- making its way to the metro area. plan on planet --qwñ>ñ plenty of

saturday still hot. sunday, that is the day we're looking for there but there's still plenty of heat around. wait, there's more. coming up at 5:31. ie give you the four things you need to know. we'll break down thej÷ type of threats we're looking for severe weather tomorrow. jack taylor, good morning to you. how's that suitlandk)pc parkway coming along? >> they have still got this blocked. it is the outbound &f2suitland parkway down at firth sterling. if you are coming off the douglas bridge, you are going to be backed up. we have a crash. metropolitan police are on scene. no time frame when they may be getting some traffic by. inbound suitland parksway completely unaffected. inner loop of the beltway, virginia, ramp on to 66 west. big tractor-trailer trying to navigate that curve. he's stopped. overly th right shoulder is getting by the on ramp.%çn cf1 o inner loop of the

would you take a gondola from rosslynn into georgetown? today, you can attend a public meeting to find out more about the potential transportation option. can you imagine0rvg gondola's e potoma potomac. >> there's a feasibility being conducted to find out if people would even use a gondola. alleviate traffic on the bridge. >> seeing if we can create the qifle of a metro station without digging a tunnel. ideally you would come off the platform right down into a metro station. >> today's public meeting begins at 6:30 at the rosslynn theater on sixth street. a the lo of the of facts would go into it. price, and how fast it's moving. >> and the congestion. you don't need any more

>> and use it for tourists and make money when you are not just commuting. it's something to keep in mind if you are taking the kids to the park today. the warning about how the heat can turn a trip to the playground into a trip to the emergency room. >> big changes could be on the way for students in our regio

homicide due to the actions, inactions of the instructors. officials say thatted homicide ruling doesn't mean a crime occurred. the instructor has not been charge. a major law firm is now joining the retrial effort for addnan syed. a judge vacated the conviction last week. he had

sentence since 2000. if you are talking to your kids or take them to the playground today. be wear of the heat, not only the temperatures outside and in your car, but hot surfaces on the playground equipment can be dangerous for kids as well. the surfaces can reach extreme temperatures as high as 130 degrees fahrenheit on a hot day like today. not only that, children are more susceptible to burns because their skin is more delicate. they are not always aware of how hot the equipment can be. >> things don't look hot. climb something. >> before i had not even given it a second thought. >> that mom decided not to risk the hot swings and slides, especially the handles are metal. she took her children to i awaterpark instead. not a bad idea. this is german town

my photographer gust and i helped her get dressed this morning. her eyes are made of orange. we worked on getting her false eyelash with the right eyelash that wouldn't work out here in the 18 degrees. >> gg the snowwoman made it through the january blizzard but how do we get through the dangerous july heat? my live report with the doctors warnings coming up next. we can't stress it enough. the heat index will be 100 degrees today and expected to be evenkxfpñ hotter tomorrow. four things t o

good morning. militants have attacked a police post in blurb during the country's biggest festival marking the end of ramadan. two policemen are dead and nine others are injured in the attack that involved bombs and we're told sharp weapons as is being put. the government insists it was domestic militants. all this nearly a week after militants killed 20 people in an attack at a cafe in dhaka. that attack claimed by isis. back to you. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. 78 degrees is where we're

sitting right now. chuck bell is in with that nervous smile. >> nervous? i'm just sitting and sweating back here in the weather office. it's miserable outside again this morning. sweating it out once again this afternoon with heat indexes going up close to 100 degrees once again. even worse tomorrow. i think tomorrow is the peak of the heat wave around here and finally a little break in the humidity arrives as we get into sunday but it's going to be a sizzler. we're in the low to mid 70s in the western suburbs to around 80 degrees already right now. we're forecasting a high of 95 today. there will be a slight chance for showers today. better chance for storms tomorrow. peeking of 95, jack, it's not only a temperature. it's a roadway. >> reporter: 95 virginia, lorton road, express lane. hopefully by the time you get out the

cleared. slowdown. metropolitan police are dealing with the accident out bound on sterling. metropolitan police are on scene rerouting. back to you. >> it isn't too hot hot there right now but as storm team meteorologist chuck bell told us this mild start isn't going to last long. >> we're in the middle of our first heat wave of the summer. molette green is live at the tidal basin with what we need to know. >> reporter: it's too early for the duck paddle boats to go out. later on it might be too hot for as well. how do we survive these oppressive and dangerous conditions, especially when taking a splash in the pool isn't always an option for us. we can get into some real trouble. run into the risk of heat stroke.

university&' hussein. we're talking about the risks and warnings. >> anybody in sg having confusion, excessive nausea vomiting. >> we know the elderly are some of the most vulnerable. what do we do immediately to help them? >> immediately, the first thing to do is to take a wet cloth and put it into their head. start to giving them some water as soon as you can. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. area cooling centers open around the dmv. in prince george's county, some 25 centers there. in montgomery county, the homeless shelters are staying open to keep folks cool there many for a map of them you can check out

nbcwashington.com.2v we're live by the tidal basin. i'm not jumping into the potomac but it does feel cooler out by the water. not everyone has the option to stay in the air conditioning today. a lot of people have to work in this heat. that includes paramedics with the prince george's county fire department. >> we're going to get them out of the hot environment as soon as possible, into the back of the unit. we're going to use ice packs to cool the patient's core temperature down. we'll also start iv and restore fluids. >> they are talking about what they do to try to help folks dealing with heat emergencies. they recommend that everybody drink between a glass and a bottle of water every hour today. more tips on how to stay cool and what to do if you think someone needs help, just open our nbc

montgomery county leaders want the muslim members of their community to know they are respected. congress has cleared a key hurdle to overhauling the 2s passed a mental h bill yesterday, it's expected to help with a nationwide shortage of mental health beds. the bill is response to a recent mass shooting. republican murphy sponsored the bill. people living in alexandria's west old town neighborhood are frustrated by what they callgd&q a cycle of

residents packed the charles houston rec center last night to talk about the murder of that qawn hall. hall's mother was in that meeting and spoke about the spike in violence. >> it means a lot to me to see the violence stop. when is it going to stop? when are we as a people going to step forward and say what we saw? >> alexandria police say they have obtained a warrant for a suspect in hall's murder. chief earl cook also says he's consulted with the city manager about increasing the size of the police force. five people are recovering after a crash in northwest d.c. an suv and a car collided yesterday. all the injuries are serious and one person is critically hurt. that intersection is back open this morning. students in maryland may have fewer tests to take next year. a new state commission re

two other recommendations, spread the exams over several class periods rather than in one long block and loosen rules for who can oversee the tests, that way fewer teachers are pulled out of the classrooms. school districts have until september to respond. next time you commute to work you can make extra money. uber wants commuters to sign up to help drive. the hiring push is part of the company's effort to ease road congestion. it's ar,p special day for s d.c. children. today the birthday project launches in the district. ♪ ♪ and happiness to homeless children about -- through the magic of birthday parties.

celebrated and that's what5cfi birthday party project hopes to accomplish. to celebrate all children and let them know how incredibly special that they are, how valuable they are to our world. >> the birthday project hosts parties all over the country and since it started, it celebrated 2,000 birthdays with nearly 18,000 children. how wonderful is that? nothing like a pittsburgh day party to make you feel -- birthday party to make you feel special. we can't stress this enough. it's going to be hot and stick out there. you will need to wear that light breathable clothing as you get dressed. you might also need an umbrella. more than when we check in with meteorologist chuck bell. a warning for all of you who keep your cell phone in your pocket. a man who says his caught fire[ and what could be to blame just when you thiiz÷ the hillar clinton email scandal is over many think again. who isow

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to be hazy and temperatures will be in the 70s. and we'll be near 90 degrees by lunchtime. afternoon highs today, 95 in washington, 92 in gaithersburg, 96 in fredericksburg. shorts, t-shirt?8m6s and sunglasses. have an extra glass of water. there is relief ingo the ten-da forecast. i'll give you that. let's get over to jack with the latest on metro. >> we've got the long-term work zone, blue and yellow lines will be closed between braddock road and national airport. right now, orange and silver y÷cheverley. virginia, 95 northbound, in the scres lane, near lorton. it's not causing any kind of a delay. you are good to go. back to you. thank you,

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we're learning that a person has been rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car in southeast. d.c. police are telling us that they have got a scene on the eastbound lanes of suitland parkway and firth sterling avenue. it's closed to traffic and the driver of the vehicle did not stay on the scene. again, one person rushed to the hospital in southeast after being hit by a car. back to you. and the weather is definitely going to have an impact on your plans today.

again. this kind of heat and humidity will slow you down for sure. there will be at least a chance for thunderstorms today between 3:00 andio&(r 7:00, but a bette chance of strong storms tomorrow. more about that coming up at 5:51. i'm megan mcgrath live at nationals park. according to the campaign for tobacco-free kids, between 25 and 30% of major league baseball players dip or jew tobacco -- chew tobacco, but it would not happen at nationals park if the council passes a bill. there's a proposed ban that would affect not just spectators but players as well. the bill would ban smoking and smokeless tobacco at all sporting venues in the district. it includes allaw>w%uátj of stadiums, including did you go -- dugouts and locker rooms. if this bill is

ban. another bill would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes from 180 to 21 -- from 18 to 21. newm6"qz details÷cabout san against north korea. south korea says it appreciates and welcomes brand-new sanctions from the united states against northern korean leader kim other north korean leaders have in the united states. some diplomats it will only make north korea angrier. and engines at maximum thrust. >> and lift-off. >> three new crew members are headed to the international space station. the astronauts include american kate reubens, a

biologist. she's planning to sequence the first genome while they are in orbit. a missouri says he is switching to land lines after he was burned by his iphone. this happened on fourth of july. ronnie moore says he felt a sharp pain on his thigh and he noticed his pants were on fire. experts say charging your iphone with a cheap cable or not the cable that game with the phone, dropping 3x9it . he was taken to the hospital with first and second degree burns. hundreds of thousands of those self-balancing hover boards are being recalled because they can overheat or even explode. consumer reporter susan hogan is here now with what you need to know. >> reporter: we've been telling you all about this investigation into hover boards and just yesterday the u.s. consumer product safety commission

the popular product among children and adults have been sold across the country and on line. the concern, those lithium batteries in the hover board that can overheat and explode. there's been over is 00 reports of overheated battery packs. >> all of the hover boards3"> we have a complete list of all the hover boards that were just go to our nbc washington app. the formal gigs into hillary clinton's use of a private email server is officially over.gz

accepted the recommendation from the fbi that no charges be raised against her. edward lawrence is tracking all of this from capitol hill here. house republicans are now what can we expect? >> reporter: there's going to be a lot of fireworks today. james comey will be in front of an house oversight hearing. it was an emergency hearing scheduled today to try to get some answers as to why he is not recommending charges against hillary clinton. now, even in his own words, the fbi director says she was extremely careless. he also went on to say that someone could make a case that there was mishandled classified information so house members want to know exactly what his reasoning was for not recommending those charges. >> on the other side of the campaign, edward, two potential running mates for donald trump took themselves off the list yesterday. we know that trump is going to meet with house and senate republicans today.rghó what is his campaign need to

behind him? >> lawmakers are really looking for a strong message from donald trump. just like last night, stay on message that, you know, attacking hillary clinton for her judgment, they want to see that he's put the missteps behind him and he's very method cal as he goes for. so they are looking for basically leadership, presidential leadership, from the republican presumptive nominee. >> edward lawrence on capitol hill for us this morning. thank you. let's turn our attentionpf; the forecast now where we're talking about hot and humid, sticky, it's already pretty brutal out there now. >> yeah, our tower camera here. we've got the sun up in a very hazy sky out there and man is it sticky. the view here. a lot of gunkiness in the atmosphere this morning it's a steamer. 78 degrees. the sun has only been up for three minutes already. the warming will continue

o hot. feeling like 100 degrees again for today and tomorrow. drink extra water. make sure it's water. not alcohol or caffeine. by the time we get to saturday, it's still going to be plenty hot but there will be a cooling breeze and humidity levels will be falling on saturday. sunday is the pay-off pitch. temperatures in the 80s. breezy. low humidity on sunday. oh, c' est magnifique. >> here's future weather to help you time it out. by 1:00, showers bulk up here in the central shenandoah valley. just keep that it in mind. today's high, 95. tomorrow, 97, and better chance of strong to severevus storms coming up tomorrow afternoon. here's friday 2:00 p.m. there goes that line of

thunderstorms coming through the metro friday afternoon 3:00 to 6:00 and moving to southern maryland thereafter. those storms tomorrow may be carrying quite a punch. 90s today,ubñ tomorrow, and saturday and sunday. by wednesday and thursday, we'll be right back in it. >> just no relief it's here. it's really happening. rail issues, metro's continuous work, the blue and yellow line shut down through the 11th of july between braddock and national airport. this morning, orange and silver line are single tracking between eastern market and cheverley. >> a bullet pierced a 7-year-old's bedroom room.

police in herndon are looking for the person who fired shots tuesday at the home on monaghan drive. it did not appear the home was targeted. the people who live nearby say they are worried for their children. in the day ahead, bill cosby will be back in a pennsylvania courtroom. his lawyers areponx expected to a judge to throw out his case or force his accuser to testify before trial. the 78-year-old is charged with felony sexual assault for alleging drugging and molesting a woman in 2004. the encounter was consent surely. going through security could be easier. susan li joins us. >> it's going to be a lot easier with american airlines. tsa is to test automatic security screening and automated

the introduction of ct scans for carry on bags. you might be able to keep some liquids in your luggage. >> anything to make it quicker. and on days like today, you need sunscreen. everyone needs sunscreen to stay protected from the sun rays. but are you wearing the right one? a new study shows many people around doing just that. >> a study looked at the top rated sunscreen products bought on line from amazon. the requirements include it being water resist tan, having an spf of 30 or more and having broad band protection. the study also found that you don't have to spent a lot of money because nine out of ten of the least expensive sun screens met the guidelines. developing story in minnesota where an officer-involved shooting is triggeri

protests. what we're learning about the encounter that left the driver dead.

a developing situation playing out in minnesota where angry protesters took to the streets overnight after another officer-involved shooting leaves a

we'll be searching for ways to cool down todaymkç as we de with this extreme heat and humidity. it's already hot out there at 6:00 a.m. and the heat index will be finding more numbers going higher. triple digits in the hours ahead. we begin with storm team meteorologist chuck bell with a miserable forecast he's putting together for today and on into the weekend. >> you got to really like it hot if you are going to find a way to enjoy weather like this. even people who playó16 tennis run outside a lot of times take these days off. i was out running yesterday and it was tough sledding out there yesterday. right now, mostly clear sky out there. a couple of fair weather clouds out there. nothing major. 77 degrees and it's only 6:00 in the morning. expect a big jump in temperatures. i'll show you the hours-by-hour break down in a few minutes. heat index this afternoon of 100